As expected, the tape of the 911 call that brought paramedics to the aid of Demi Moore on Monday night was released Friday.

Though edited by officials, who apparently removed references to drugs, the tape reveals a desperate situation.

Moore apparently smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital and was convulsing and “semi-conscious, barely,” according to a caller on a 911 recording released by Los Angeles fire officials.

The woman tells emergency operators that Moore, 49, had been “having issues lately.”

“Is she breathing normal?” the operator asks.

“No, not so normal. More kind of shaking, convulsing, burning up,” the friend says as she hurries to Moore’s side, sounding panicked.

The recording captures the 10 minutes it took paramedics to arrive as friends gathered around the collapsed Moore and tried to comfort her as she trembled and shook.

Another woman is next to Moore as the dispatcher asks if she’s responsive.

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